Leucas ciliata Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
  • Species : Leucas ciliata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Leucas ciliata Benth.
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1287, HFP 2602
  • Endemism : India
  • Key identification features : A much-branched herb or undershrub. Leaves are membranous, pale green beneath, ovate, with serrate margin and cuneate base. Verticillasters are terminal, 1-2, many flowered. Calyx mouth is even. Upper lip of corolla with rufous hairs. Lower lip is longer. Nutlets 3 mm long, ovoid, smooth brown.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Frequent in forests of Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Mysore, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada, Udupi
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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